IQF Never-Frozen Chilled Atlantic Cod Fillets from Canada
Individually quick frozen then thawed Atlantic cod fillets maintained chilled for 'never frozen' marketing. HTS 0304.53.0010 if verifiably fresh/chilled at import. Appeals to premium retail sectors.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide thaw certificates and time-temperature indicators to prove chilled status
• Avoid 'fresh' labeling if any freezing history exists per FDA rules
• Test for histamine levels critical for scombroid risk in cod